Yerevan Municipality Damages In March 1-2 Riot Amount To $223,000

YEREVAN MUNICIPALITY DAMAGES IN MARCH 1-2 RIOT AMOUNT TO $223,000

ARMENPRESS
March 10, 2008

YEREVAN, MARCH 10, ARMENPRESS: Authorities in Yerevan have calculated
the volume of damage to public-owned buildings, property and other
assets in March 1-2 unrest at 69 million Drams ($222,500).

A deputy Yerevan mayor, Kamo Areyan, said today the municipality has
ordered swift repair of six trolley-buses that were burnt during the
March 1-2 unrest. According to him, the damages sustained to police
cars will be assessed by the latter.

The deputy mayor said the repair and reconstruction will be funded
by the Yerevan municipality and part of funds will come from Kentron
district’s coffers. He said this will be carried out concurrently
with routine spring clean-up and improvement works and is supposed
to be over by mid-April.

He said damages to the musicality building were completely recovered.